Chris Mueller blasted a slap shot from the middle of the left circle that screamed past goalie Petr Mrazek to give the Stars the win in pivotal Game 5.

The goal came 3:18 into the extra period.

Game 6 will be palyed in Texas on Sunday.

THIRD PERIODGriffins 2, Stars 2

Both teams went from all-out to conservative as the period wound down in the period to set up the first overtime game in the series.

The Griffins outshot the Stars 16-11.

The Stars lost goalie Jack Campbell in the final seconds of the period. After a shot by Cory Emmerton, he appeared to be untouchded as he went down, face first. After five minutes of trying to stretch out his lower body, he came out in favor of Cristopher Nilstorp, who appeared in three games already in the series.

SECOND PERIODGriffins 2, Stars 2

The Griffins bounced back with a strong second half to the second period, scoring twice to even it. They had three power play opportunities, and finally capitalized on the third as Mitch Callahan tipped in Tomas Jurco's hard shot from the right point. It was Callahan's first goal of the playoffs.

The Griffins tied it with two minutes left in the period. Teemu Pulkkinen took a long cross-ice pass from Cory Emmerton and his slap shot blew past goalie Jack Campbell.

Two of the Stars' penalties went against league MVP Travis Morin.

FIRST PERIODStars 2, Griffins 0

Texas got off to a strong start, scoring twice and dominating play in the opening period. The Stars scored seven minutes into the period, a power play goal by Mike Hedden, who tipped in a shot from the point with David McIntyre in the box.

A minute later, Brendan Ranford scored on a backhand. It was Ranford's fifth goal of the series.

The Griffins had not allowed the Stars a first-period goal in the previous two home games.

PREGAME
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids Griffins head to Austin, Texas on Saturday with comfort and confidence or desperation and anxiety based on what happens tonight in Game 5 against Texas.

With the Western Conference semifinal series tied 2-2, the No. 4 Griffins host the No. 1 Stars at 7 tonight at Van Andel Arena in their final home game of the series. No matter what happens in Game 5, the Griffins play Game 6 on Sunday night in Austin, Texas.

What position they’ll be in will be determined tonight, and we’ll be following it live. Check back and join us just before the puck drops around 7 p.m. for updates, analysis, opinion and whatever else happens during the game.

Also, refresh the page after each period for a summary of what happened.

The home teams have won each game. The Griffins, after being outscored 9-2 on the road to start the series, have come to Van Andel Arena and produced 5-2 and 3-2 wins on consecutive nights earlier this week.